Frequently Asked Questions

The Department of Leadership Studies is open from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM M-F during the academic year with the exception of holidays. During the Summer (May-August), we work a condensed work week and are open from 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM M-R. Check the Department’s contact page for up-to-date department hours.

The Department of Leadership Studies main office is located in Bond Hall, Room 364.

To schedule a meeting with the Department Head, please email leadership@citadel.edu.

Full instructions for how to pull your degree audit can be found here.

• Wait listing occurs when a student registers for a course after it has reached capacity. Being waitlisted for a course does not mean you are registered for the course and will not affect your credit hour total until after you have registered.
• Will I be notified if a spot becomes available?
  • If students sign up for a wait list and a spot becomes available, they will be notified via their Citadel email address and have 24 hours to register for the course.

Yes, all classes in all three graduate programs are 100% online.

You can apply for the Master of Science in Leadership, Graduate Certificate in Leadership, and the Graduate Certificate in Military Leadership through the Graduate College. Click here for an application checklist.

To transition from a Leadership Certificate program to the MS Leadership program, you will need to successfully complete the pre-approved courses and be in good academic standing.

After you have completed the pre-approved courses, you will need to apply for admission into the MSL program through the Citadel Graduate College. Please contact the department with any questions and for a waiver for the application fee. 

If you have any questions, please email leadershipstudies@citadel.edu.

Students can find this information in their student portal on My Citadel Portal.

If you are only enrolled in Leadership Studies graduate programs, your advisor is Dr. Tracey Sigler.

If you are graduating, congratulations! Eligible students can fill out the application here to apply for graduation. This ensures that you will receive your diploma within a few weeks of completing your program.

Master’s students are eligible to attend; Certificate students are not.

Commencement is only held once a year in May. For more information, click here.

Our full policy can be found here.

Per Citadel policy, you may request that your graduate credits from 6 years or later be considered by filling out the Request to Accept Courses Beyond the Six-Year Limit form. Please submit it to leadershipstudies@citadel.edu for review.

• To request transfer credit for graduate coursework, please submit:
  • Transfer Credit Approval Form
  • Corresponding syllabi and course descriptions for the courses taken
• Please note that the courses you are requesting must meet the following criteria:
  • Only graduate credit hours in which grades of “B” or higher have been earned are transferable
  • There must be significant and specific overlap between the course taken and the course for which you are seeking graduate credit

Typical transfer credit requests take 4-6 weeks. Occasionally, requests will take longer.

All upper-level (1B-2A) cadets (both contracted and non-contracted) are required to enroll in LDRS
371.

Fill out the Add Minor Request Form and submit it to the Leadership Studies Office in Bond Hall.

Fill out the Request to Drop Minor Form and submit it to the Registrar’s Office in Bond Hall.

All class requirements for the Leadership Studies Minor can be found here.

No, the LDRS 101 course you completed during CSI counts for that requirement. You will still need to register for LDRS 111: Freshman Ethical Fitness Seminar in the spring.

LDRS 211-411 are facilitated through The Krause Center for Leadership & Ethics. These non-credit bearing experiences do not fall under Department of Leadership Studies and do not count towards ROTC Fulfillment.

No – only one approved ROTC Fulfillment course each term will count towards your ROTC Fulfillment requirement while you are in residency.

Go to our ROTC Fulfillment page for up-to-date information on the program and eligible courses for the current term. For specific questions, email us at leadership@citadel.edu.

All Leadership Studies Minor courses count towards ROTC Fulfillment.

No, you are required to take an ROTC Fulfillment course. Please email leadership@citadel.edu if you have more questions regarding this requirement.

Please contact leadership@citadel.edu if you take an ROTC Fulfillment course and it is not showing up on your audit under the ROTC Fulfillment section.

Interested faculty will need to fill out the Proposal Form found on the ROTC Fulfillment webpage and submit it for review to leadership@citadel.edu.